20 Jul 11 - A massive snowstorm has dumped some six feet (2 meters)
of snow on Chile’s Araucancia region, leaving many without power and communities
completely cut off from the rest of the country.

Television footage showed homes almost
completely buried in the snow.

“We are completely cut-off without anything,"
sauid a resident. "There are no cell phones and no radio.“

“We are already having problems with food
shortages both with livestock and people," said area police chief Ivan
Bezmalinovic. The Pino Hachado pass was the only connection to neighboring
Argentina open as of Tuesday morning.